Integrated agricultural risk management in way Jepara irrigation area of Indonesia

Agriculture remains the dominant sector in most of the developing countries including Indonesia, but it has always been a risky business as it is subject to the vagaries of both nature and humans. The concept of integrated risk management seems to be a useful approach to manage agricultural risks. T...

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Published in:Irrigation and drainage 2010-12, Vol.59 (5), p.506-523
Main Authors: Kansal, M.L, Suwarno, I. Nyoman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural management
agricultural risk
assurance-récolte
Business
case studies
crop insurance
decision making
developing countries
Drainage
gestion des risques
humans
identification des risques
Irrigation
Monitoring
process monitoring
périmètre irrigué Way Jepara
Risk
Risk assessment
risk identification
Risk management
risques agricoles
uncertainty
Way Jepara irrigation area
évaluation des risques
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Summary:Agriculture remains the dominant sector in most of the developing countries including Indonesia, but it has always been a risky business as it is subject to the vagaries of both nature and humans. The concept of integrated risk management seems to be a useful approach to manage agricultural risks. There are five steps in risk management, i.e. risk identification, risk assessment, decision making under risk and uncertainty, implementation of the method of risk management and monitoring. These processes may need a combination of knowledge, experts, tools and methods, and thus an integrated approach is desired. In this study, a case study of Way Jepara irrigation area of Indonesia is discussed to show the implementation of the concept of integrated risk management to manage agricultural risk. From a risk identification process, the agricultural risks in the study area are identified. During risk assessment, each risk is quantified for its magnitude, probability or both. Based on the risk assessment results, a course of actions are suggested to mitigate the effect of risks. Both technical and non‐technical measures including the implementation of crop insurance are suggested to be used as methods of risk management. All of the recommended methods are recommended to be evaluated through a monitoring process. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1531-0353
1531-0361
1531-0361
DOI:10.1002/ird.505